BATTLEBORO - Joseph "Rabon" Tippette, age 85, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Born in Halifax County on January 8, 1939, he was the son of the late Johnnie Eljiah Tippette, Sr. and Vallie Ruth Duke Tippette. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Elizabeth Tippette, his daughter, Tammy Tippette Long, his sister, Dorothy Lucille Tippette Adams, and his brothers, MacDonald Tippette and Johnnie Eljiah Tippette, Jr.

Rabon is survived by his children, Kim Padilla and husband, Angel, Joey Tippette and wife, Tina, and Sherrie Wright and husband, Jack; 10 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; his brother, Bobby Tippette and wife, Betty; his sister, Betty Tippette Freeman; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Rocky Mount, with Rev. Jerry Braziel officiating. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.